McLaren MP4/8A 6 is for sale, to be sold at the Bonham’s Monaco Auction in May. As someone who was an ardent McLaren and Senna follower of the period, this is an amazing car to be coming to market. The car that Senna drove to his 6th Monaco victory, it is a remarkable piece of

This great YouTube video is one of a series of Top Fives from Porsche. Anyone with even a passing interest in Porsche will be aware that Rennsport Porsches are minimalist and light weight. The 2.7RS is considered the Holy Grail of collectable, lightweight Porsches. However this video highlights the fact that there are at least

A random thought occurred to me this week. Coming across a Porsche Cayman R in a car park, the subtle differences in stance of the R was more apparent than normal. As parked a short distance away, there was a plain, vanilla flavoured 2.7. The lower ride height, the fixed blade type rear spoiler and

We’ve written before about our love of the tobacco sponsored era of motorsport. The majestic colours that these brands brought to the grids of world championship motorsport make the modern era of ‘energy drinks’ and computer giants look rather tame. Our other loves are the straight six howl of a BMW and the mountainous James

As we wind down for the weekend, we always enjoy taking the load off and finding some new people and brands to follow on Instagram. So here, in no particular order, are are our ten favourite Instagrammers this week. Matt Howell Not sure it can get any prettier than this. #cmc #carphotography A post shared

A chance conversation with friend Roy Parker alerted us to this interesting historic race series in France this past weekend. Historic Tour is a race series with a wide variety of appeal at many levels. Spread across some of the most pictureque circuits in France over seven weekends, the series takes in Paul Ricard, Dijon

Driver Coaching. A hot topic as ever in motorsport and an ever growing area for discussion in Historic Motorsport. This is something we’ve written about before, so it was interesting to spot this film about the legendary Rob Wilson. Karun Chandhok says almost word for our our own beliefs: Tennis stars have them, golfers have

Remember the 1980’s? The time when excess was good, the more money you had, the more it was perfectly fine to flaunt it. For those with several sets of red braces, shoulder pads in their jackets, more than one Motorola Brick phone and a Guards Red 911 Turbo, the problem is, what to buy next?

“A gleaming read Barchetta from a better, vanished time…” If you were a long haired collage student with RUSH proudly displayed on your bag in the Eighties, you will recognise those words. Back then, as I studied engineering drawing behind a huge A0 drafting board, the words of the Canadian group’s song sounded like a

If you are one of those drivers who doesn’t really ‘get’ the whole Porsche thing, then you must watch these three videos. People who are addicted to the Porsche 911 feel will know exactly what Richard Meaden is talking about. For those who are unconverted, perhaps you simply haven’t spent enough time behind the wheel

Air cooled Porsches, black and white analogue photography and a Leica rangefinder. What’s not to like? Bart Kuykens’ project A Flat Six Love Affair is quite probably heaven on so many levels. Watching him in the film opening another roll of Kodak 35mm brings back many happy memories for me. Memories of a time when

The RM Sothebys Ferrari 70th Auction at the home of Ferrari in Modena promises to be a spectacular and glamorous event. Yet in amongst the auction listings of immaculate supercars and collectable memorabilia is a car we never knew existed and for me, is probably the most intriguing of the immensely varied lots for sale.

If you are a racing driver or track enthusiast, you learn an important lesson very early on. Never, ever travel to a track without dropping your kit bag into the boot. Even if you’re not scheduled to drive. That’s the happy lesson that 15 year old Scott McKenna chose to remember when accompanying his father

If you’re heading south into France from the UK this summer and your journey involves Le Mans, Paris, Bordeaux or any part of the southern reaches of France, then we have to share with you our preferred method of crossing that water between the UK and France. And best of all, it doesn’t involve the

I can still vividly remember seeing the original Corolla GT Coupe in British Touring Car Racing. 30 years ago, I was standing at Donington Park, the exit of the hairpin onto the start / finish straight. Each lap, the Corolla exited the hairpin with a touch of oversteer, the high revving 4A engine screaming. Just

This is the movie we would love to have made. Even today, in Sweden, the name Ronnie Petersen is an icon on level with Ingemar Stenmark and Björn Borg. We have great affection for the inspirational racing style of Superswede and have made the pilgrimage to Orebro ourselves to visit the memorial Ronnie. Superswede is

I have to admit, when I visited Los Angeles a while ago, I was rather puzzled. I’d often read of the California air cooled Porsche scene, but driving around the streets of downtown LA, I couldn’t figure out where on earth these owners would go to drive their cars. Even if you escaped the traffic

Sorting through my hard drives this month, I came across these grabbed shots of Malcolm Wilson at Goodwood in 2005. This was the first year they ran the rally stage there and they brought back happy memories I just had to share with you. Attending the press day for a couple of different magazines, I’m

As a life long non-smoker, it comes as a surprise to some that I love JPS Black and Gold. I’ve written before about how, as someone exposed to cigarette advertising from a young age, I should be burning my way through 80 a day, but I’ve never touched a single one. However, I’m really pleased

While we will always love the bark of a Cosworth DFV on startup and the sound of Schumacher’s V12 Ferrari around Monza will be forever in our hearts, there’s no denying we do have affection for electrically powered cars. This may sound utterly at odds with our ethos, but our view is that in today’s

For many, the definitive 1960’s sports racing car was the Lotus 23 and 23B. The elegant lines represented everything that was desirable at the time of booming clubman and sports car racing on road circuits and with more than 100 built, it was a popular seller for Colin Chapman. However, there is a less well

The desire for iconic historic race car ownership has never been stronger. With the ‘continuation’ and ‘recreation’ industry booming, the most desirable, car manufacturer produced models are now commanding six figure prices. While these machines are true works of art and carry the cache of manufacturer endorsement, they are out of the reach of the

Imagine you’re a fly on the wall at the 1988 British Motor Show. On Jaguar’s stand, basking under the flashbulbs of the world’s press is a very low, very long and very wide concept supercar. Jaguar calls it the XJ220, the number relating to its projected top speed. It is to be powered by a

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a love for the Avro Lancaster that flies with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This love is probably entirely my grandfather’s fault. He was an airframe mechanic in World War Two and in addition to spending several years in North Africa fixing aircraft, he was also